The Abridged Buster Welch

Buster Welch is the recipient of the 2006 Western Horseman Award. In this month's print feature, author Betsy Lynch explains Welch's dedication to learning, teaching and enhancing the cutting-horse industry. Here are highlights and sidelights of Welch's life.

Other accolades: Recipient of the American Cowboy Culture Working Cowboy Award; Charles Goodnight Award; Foy Proctor Memorial Cowman's Award of Honor; and the Zane Schulte Trainer of the Year; and inducted into the Stephenville, Texas, Walk of Fame.